He won plaudits for his turn in the Wonder Boys.
And Michael Douglas and father Kirk lived up to the film’s title as they enjoyed a cosy lunch in Beverly Hills on Tuesday.
The old aged pensioners looked great for their years as they left a trendy eatery in the well-heeled area of Los Angeles.
Michael, 69, was looked lean and fit as she strutted around in a grey pullover, cream coloured trousers and trainers.
And just to underline his celebrity status, the Wall Street favourite had also donned Blues Brothers-style sunglasses.
Even more remarkable was how sprightly his 97-year-old father looked.
The Spartacus legend was grinning from ear-to-ear as they left an upmarket restaurant together, and looked trendy in a tracksuit jacket, polo shirt and casual bottoms.
The pair will have certaibly had plenty of pleasant things to do over tea and scones.
For after the hiccup of their short-lived separation, Michael and his wife Catherine Zeta Jones have come back stronger as a couple.
Eearlier this month the dunamic duo were spotted ushering out their son and daughter out of their Manhattan apartment en route to New Jersey to watch the Super Bowl.
Ever the protective patriarch, Douglas, 69, led the way as Carys, ten, Dylan, 13, and then 44-year-old Catherine walked behind him.
Michael’s oldest son Cameron, from his first marriage to Diandra Luker, is currently in jail after being convicted of heroin possession and conspiracy to distribute narcotics.
